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November 2025

November 10, 2025

A Decade of Deconstruction: Do I Need a Group?

A Decade of Deconstruction: Do I Need a Group? More than ever before, it seems...

November 03, 2025

A Decade of Deconstruction: I Don’t Need Church Drugs

I Don't Need Church Drugs After serving as a pastor for 20 years and...

August 2025

August 23, 2025

Why Go to Church?

December 2024

December 30, 2024

Good Questions – Is Church Necessary?

Good Questions – Is Church Necessary? The power to question is the basis of...

September 2024

September 02, 2024

The Mistakes God Made

The Mistakes God Made (according to the Biblical narrative) I wouldn’t say I like discussing...

August 2024

August 23, 2024

How Religion Lowers our Expectations

How religion lowers our expectations Before anybody objects, just let me say this about...

August 19, 2023

How Religion Controls Us

Have you ever wondered how we got so entangled with religion? Just think about...

August 08, 2023

The Love of God

I used to get chills when I heard this third verse of the Hymn,...

July 2023

July 07, 2023

Leaning Forward

Laura and I have finished our second book together! Pre-order the Kindle or order the...

June 2023

June 23, 2023

What’s Wrong with Worship?

A central part of my denomination of origin was the worship service. Through most of...

June 20, 2023

Evolving Beyond Christianity

(from our new book, Leaning Forward) Because I know that the title might be a...

June 07, 2023

The Toxicity of a King

I hate to admit it, but we have watched the series called "The Great," which...

April 2023

April 21, 2023

Anatomy of an Explorer

I have always been adventurous. I've written about it several times before but the phrase...

April 19, 2023

How I Feel About Charles Stanley

My first encounter with Charles Stanley was when I read his book, The Wonderful Spirit...

February 2023

February 20, 2023

Evolving Beyond Christianity

Before I even get started, I know even the title might be a trigger for...

February 19, 2023

Evaluate Your Religion

Whether or not you are directly involved with your religion, it's time to make an...

February 14, 2023

Communication Gaps

Over the past few months, I have experienced some lapses in communication with people. It's...

February 11, 2023

Talk About What You Are Against

Often people will shout from the bleachers "Don't talk about what you are against, talk...

February 08, 2023

The Blessed Fearful

We could probably all agree that fear is one of our biggest issues. We find...

February 07, 2023

Riding the Wave Into the Desert

I know the metaphor doesn’t make much sense, but I wanted to get your...

February 04, 2023

I’m Publishing My Next Book

I have decided to embark on a new adventure. With a little advice from...

February 02, 2023

I’m Still Mad at Organized Religion

I'm not an expert at mental health issues, but I do know that anger is...

January 2023

January 26, 2023

What About Worship – Part 1

Photo by Pixabay:Does God really need or want worship from us? If so, are current...

January 24, 2023

Out Into the Desert

Several years ago when I started questioning my beliefs, I began to feel lonely because...

January 22, 2023

Top 10 Reasons I Don’t Go to Church

1. I don't think going to a place to "worship" is what Jesus prescribed. I...

January 18, 2023

What if Christianity Was New

WHAT IF CHRISTIANITY WAS NEW by Karl Forehand What if Jesus had just left the...

January 01, 2023

It’s Okay to Evolve

People have always been drawn towards things like religion to try to explain the things...

December 2022

December 03, 2022

You Are Not Alone

Photo by Ron Lach‏ I live in a county that is 75% Republican. There are...

December 02, 2022

The Wounded Pastor

Even though I am hard on pastors, I still see them as casualties of organized...

November 2022

November 25, 2022

My Letter

I'm gonna write a letter saying "all letters are inspired by God." Some other people...